- #1 Technobabylon
97% matchVery Positive94% of 1,618 reviews2015
Dev: Technocrat GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A cyberpunk adventure game from the studio that brought you Gemini Rue and Blackwell! The year is 2087. Genetic engineering is the norm, and an omnipresent AI powers the city. Take control of three citizens of this world as they struggle to understand a deadly conspiracy.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 41.5%, Point & Click 29.5%, Adventure 13.9%, Indie 5.7%, Story Rich 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential cyberpunk point-and-click adventure that excels in world-building and complex mystery.
- #2 The Red Strings Club
96% matchVery Positive94% of 13,919 reviews2018
Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 43.1%, Great Soundtrack 16.5%, Point & Click 11.7%, Story Rich 9.2%, Visual Novel 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on deep narrative choices and cyberpunk themes that mirror the philosophical weight of Minotaur.
- #3 Minds Beneath Us
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,730 reviews2024
Dev: BearBoneStudio
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
MINDS BENEATH US is an emotional sci-fi narrative game. Through the eyes of a humble individual, experience a mad world where humans are exploited as computing devices for AI. Listen to the concerns of those you meet and offer guidance. Together, face challenges and confront an uncertain destiny.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 37.2%, Point & Click 19.6%, Visual Novel 19%, Adventure 10.1%, Story Rich 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A modern narrative-heavy game that explores the intersection of humanity and technology in a dystopian setting.
- #4 VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 38,192 reviews2016
Dev: Sukeban GamesPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 31.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a booze em' up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 38.6%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Point & Click 17.3%, Story Rich 8.4%, Adventure 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the intimate, character-driven narrative and gritty cyberpunk atmosphere found in Minotaur.
- #5 Gemini Rue
94% matchVery Positive88% of 1,875 reviews2011
Dev: Joshua NuernbergerPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Discover a world where life is cheap, identities are bought & sold, & a quest for redemption can change the fate of a whole galaxy.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 33.4%, Point & Click 32.2%, Adventure 14.3%, Sci-fi 5.3%, Indie 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic cyberpunk point-and-click adventure with a dark, atmospheric story and strong noir influences.
- #6 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
94% matchVery Positive93% of 7,129 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.6%, Great Soundtrack 15.9%, Story Rich 14.7%, Point & Click 14.2%, Adventure 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers the high-stakes mystery and visual novel structure that fans of Minotaur's dark narrative will appreciate.
- #7 Tokyo Dark
93% matchVery Positive84% of 1,341 reviews2017
Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.
Why similar: Point & Click 31%, Visual Novel 26.9%, Anime 13.9%, Adventure 11.3%, Story Rich 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Blends anime-inspired aesthetics with a branching, mystery-focused narrative that feels very similar to Minotaur.
- #8 Neofeud
92% matchVery Positive85% of 278 reviews2017
Dev: Silver Spook Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Neofeud is a Dystopic Cyberpunk adventure game in the vein of Blade Runner, but with an overlay of Game of Thrones-like political intrigue, and 1366x768, hand-painted, stylized visuals.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 34.6%, Point & Click 19.8%, Adventure 14.8%, Great Soundtrack 12%, Indie 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, indie cyberpunk adventure that focuses on social commentary and point-and-click mechanics.
- #9 Citizen Sleeper
91% matchVery Positive93% of 10,020 reviews2022
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 54%, Story Rich 13.9%, Adventure 13.4%, Indie 10.4%, Sci-fi 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Explores themes of android consciousness and survival in a decaying sci-fi world, matching Minotaur's thematic depth.
- #10 MINDHACK
90% matchVery Positive93% of 711 reviews2023
Dev: VODKAdemo?
Windows · Mac
Change the minds of evildoers…for good! MINDHACK is a text adventure game where you meet unique evildoers, hack their minds, and rewrite them into happy people!
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.9%, Adventure 16.8%, Story Rich 15.7%, Great Soundtrack 10.9%, Anime 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A unique visual novel that uses a dystopian setting and hacking mechanics to drive its narrative forward.
- #11 Leviathan: The Last Day of the Decade
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 689 reviews2014
Dev: Lostwood
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
"Leviathan: The Last Day of the Decade" is a detective story told by a dweller of a cruel dark fantasy world affected by the pandemic. The world ruled by a five noble-born kins under the suzerainty of the undead Plague King.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.2%, Point & Click 22.4%, Great Soundtrack 16%, Adventure 14.3%, Story Rich 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich visual novel that shares the indie, point-and-click roots of Minotaur.
- #12 STEINS;GATE
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 25,836 reviews2016
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 66.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.7%, Great Soundtrack 23.7%, Story Rich 14.3%, Anime 12.9%, Sci-fi 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A seminal visual novel that provides a deep, sci-fi mystery narrative with significant emotional impact.
- #13 Synergia
89% matchVery Positive87% of 805 reviews2020
Dev: Radi ArtPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Synergia is a yuri thriller visual novel that takes place in a cyberpunk future, wrapped up in a beautifully unique, vibrant neon aesthetic. At the end of the world, sometimes love is the ultimate crime.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 39.4%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Great Soundtrack 12.8%, Anime 7.9%, Indie 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features a striking cyberpunk aesthetic and a narrative centered on androids and human relationships.
- #14 Tiny Bunny
85% matchVery Positive83% of 30,195 reviews2025
Dev: Saikono
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Tiny Bunny is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.6%, Point & Click 15.9%, Great Soundtrack 15.5%, Story Rich 15.1%, Adventure 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric visual novel that excels at building suspense and psychological tension.
- #15 VirtuaVerse
88% matchVery Positive83% of 1,107 reviews2020
Dev: Theta DivisionPub: Blood Music
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
VirtuaVerse is a challenging old school cyberpunk point & click adventure set in a future not so far away narrating tales of technomancers, AVR graffiti writers, hacker groups, tribes of cryptoshamans, digital archeology, epic cyberwars and virtual reality debauchery.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 45.9%, Point & Click 28.4%, Story Rich 8.1%, Adventure 7.2%, Indie 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled cyberpunk point-and-click adventure that leans heavily into the genre's classic tropes.
- #16 Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER
87% matchMostly Positive72% of 217 reviews2024
Dev: MidBoss, LLC.Pub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER is a story-rich adventure and the sequel to 2064: Read Only Memories. Explore the rich world with an intuitive point-and-click interface as you take on the role of a young psychic agent tasked with tracking down a mysterious antagonist hiding in people's memories.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 36.2%, Point & Click 20.7%, Visual Novel 18%, Story Rich 8.4%, Adventure 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A vibrant cyberpunk adventure that emphasizes investigation and character interaction in a futuristic setting.
- #17 Song of Farca
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,607 reviews2021
Dev: Wooden MonkeysPub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Hack into crime scenes, look for evidence, analyze data, interrogate criminals, track suspects and deal with the consequences of your decisions. This is a dark and brutal detective story with a Black Mirror-esque atmosphere of digital dominance and the narrative structure of a US crime procedural.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 33.2%, Point & Click 23.5%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Story Rich 10.1%, Adventure 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines detective investigation with cyberpunk themes in a way that rewards careful observation and narrative choices.
- #18 The Silver Case
84% matchVery Positive89% of 1,129 reviews2016
Dev: GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Silver Case – the debut title from world-renowned developer SUDA51 has been fully remastered and localized to English for the first time ever!
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.1%, Adventure 25.8%, Story Rich 18.5%, Anime 15.6%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, mystery-heavy visual novel that shares the dark, experimental storytelling style of Minotaur.
- #19 Tails Noir
84% matchMixed67% of 3,409 reviews2021
Dev: EggnutPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Tails Noir is a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
Why similar: Point & Click 36.5%, Visual Novel 30.6%, Adventure 18.2%, Story Rich 14.7%
Why You'll Like It: A noir-inspired cyberpunk detective story that captures a similar sense of mystery and urban decay.
- #20 Dark Grim Mariupolis
83% matchVery Positive80% of 81 reviews2018
Dev: Team MariupolisPub: Xitilon
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Introducing “Dark Grim Mariupolis”, a classic adventure game set in a world, combining noir, Greek mythology, magic, mysticism, hopeless entourage of Greco-Roman Age of Decadence and stifling everyday routine. Encourage yourself and step into darkness…
Why similar: Adventure 61.2%, Indie 38.8%
Why You'll Like It: A noir-inspired point-and-click adventure that features robots and a dark, gritty atmosphere.
- #21 Deponia
82% matchVery Positive87% of 13,841 reviews2012
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In Deponia, the world has degenerated into a vast garbage dump, in which the crotchety Rufus ekes out his sorry existence.
Why similar: Point & Click 53.1%, Adventure 25.2%, Great Soundtrack 8.7%, Story Rich 6.5%, Indie 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: While more comedic, it is a staple of the point-and-click genre that shares the structural DNA of Minotaur.
- #22 Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,077 reviews2023
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, the classic puzzle-solving mystery adventure directed by Ace Attorney creator Shu Takumi, is back! This long-awaited HD remaster features upgraded visuals and sound and new gallery content.
Why similar: Adventure 21.5%, Great Soundtrack 20.2%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Point & Click 17.2%, Story Rich 16%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a brilliant, mystery-focused narrative with unique mechanics that fans of story-rich adventures will enjoy.
- #23 SIGNALIS
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,665 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 67.4%, Adventure 17.3%, Sci-fi 15.3%
Why You'll Like It: While more action-oriented, its dark, atmospheric sci-fi mystery and android-centric themes resonate with Minotaur's tone.
- #24 Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today
81% matchVery Positive84% of 1,603 reviews2015
Dev: Fictiorama StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A dying reality, a universe that’s fading away. A merciless world thatgets sick and vanishes. No past, no present, no future; only the impending moment of “dead synchronicity” ahead. Will you be able to stop it?Because, otherwise... what will you do when Time dissolves itself?
Why similar: Point & Click 43.1%, Adventure 30.3%, Great Soundtrack 13.1%, Indie 8%, Story Rich 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A bleak, post-apocalyptic point-and-click adventure with a strong emphasis on narrative and atmosphere.
- #25 ENIGMA:
80% matchVery Positive95% of 144 reviews2016
Dev: UzumeyaPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Enigma is an atmospheric, full-length visual novel where you discover the secrets of Enigma, a worldwide epidemic, and a forest on a lonely island that bears its name.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.5%, Adventure 22.3%, Great Soundtrack 22%, Indie 14.3%, Anime 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: An indie visual novel that pairs a strong, mysterious narrative with a memorable soundtrack.
- #26 Dofamine
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 272 reviews2021
Dev: Whale Rock Games
Windows
You must explore the labyrinth of riddles and investigate the apocalyptic event at the research facility following the experiments with the Higgs boson, or “the God particle”.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 55.5%, Adventure 20.5%, Story Rich 10.3%, Sci-fi 7.5%, Indie 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: An indie adventure that explores cyberpunk themes through a unique, simulation-heavy lens.
- #27 Alternativa
82% matchMixed46% of 211 reviews2010
Dev: Centauri ProductionPub: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Alternativa is a story that will take you to a world much different to what you'd expect in 2045. To a world destroyed by war and revolutions, a world led by an oppressive and cruel dictatorship. Classic point&click adventure game based on the original sci-fi/cyber-punk script which is composed of a number of shorter stories that...
Why similar: Point & Click 34.1%, Cyberpunk 32.3%, Adventure 28.4%, Sci-fi 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi point-and-click adventure set in a dystopian future that mirrors the world-building of Minotaur.
- #28 Cyber City 2157: The Visual Novel
81% matchMixed53% of 222 reviews2016
Dev: HarotobiraPub: Sometimes You
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Feel the mysterious world of Molds and the City where the sun never sets. Look for clues, make decisions and follow your own path in the Cyber City 2157.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 34.5%, Adventure 29.1%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Indie 9.2%, Story Rich 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: Directly targets the cyberpunk visual novel niche with its futuristic setting and narrative focus.
- #29 The Blind Prophet
77% matchVery Positive88% of 522 reviews2020
Dev: Ars Goetia
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
A point'n'Click adventure game. Resolve mysteries and fight the Great Evil.
Why similar: Adventure 34.9%, Point & Click 27.2%, Indie 22.6%, Great Soundtrack 10.5%, Story Rich 4.8%
- #30 malViolence - Definitive Edition
76% matchVery Positive93% of 150 reviews2023
Dev: Mado
Windows · Mac · Linux
CAUTION: Escape from this supervillain at your own risk...A short sci-fi visual novel packed with brain-teasing puzzles, gruesome deaths and heartbreaking secrets.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 45.7%, Visual Novel 24.8%, Anime 11.5%, Story Rich 11.2%, Sci-fi 6.8%
- #31 Thy Creature
76% matchVery Positive82% of 142 reviews2022
Dev: Growing Seeds
Windows
A dark fantasy story adventure to face the long-forgotten 「memories」!
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.7%, Adventure 24.6%, Story Rich 23.3%, Indie 16.4%
- #32 Train of Afterlife
79% matchMixed51% of 183 reviews2015
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.9%, Adventure 22.7%, Indie 16.1%, Anime 11.6%, Story Rich 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A character-driven visual novel that focuses on mystery and emotional storytelling.
- #33 Sinless + OST
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 375 reviews2015
Dev: MGP StudiosPub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
"Before we knew it, what we once knew as 'freedom' became nothing more but a faint and distant memory." Venture forth and discover the truth behind the seemingly perfect OmniCare society in Sinless: a unique point and click and visual novel hybrid, set in an original cyberpunk reality.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 37.5%, Point & Click 20.2%, Adventure 17%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Indie 8.6%
- #34 Tails Noir: Prologue
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,115 reviews2019
Dev: EggNutPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 45.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
Why similar: Adventure 34.8%, Indie 23.6%, Point & Click 18.2%, Great Soundtrack 13.5%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #35 Pink Noise
71% matchVery Positive90% of 117 reviews2026
Dev: Somber GamesPub: Caspianborn Publishing
Windows
Pink Noise is a nonlinear visual novel in the psychological horror genre, immersing you in the retro atmosphere of the '90s. It tells the tale of a group of teenagers who unknowingly set off a chain of terrifying events. What secrets lie within the mysterious VHS tape they should’ve never played?
Why similar: Point & Click 35.5%, Visual Novel 35.1%, Story Rich 16.3%, Adventure 13.1%
- #36 MO:Astray
73% matchVery Positive92% of 5,040 reviews2019
Dev: Archpray Inc.Pub: Rayark International Limited
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.
Why similar: Adventure 29.6%, Great Soundtrack 28.5%, Indie 21.8%, Story Rich 10.9%, Sci-fi 9.1%
- #37 Chicken Police - Paint it RED!
73% matchVery Positive94% of 2,509 reviews2020
Dev: The Wild GentlemenPub: HandyGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A wild tale of love, death, chickens, and redemption! Chicken Police is a buddy-cop noir adventure with a carefully crafted world, a gritty story, and absurd humor. The game mixes classic adventure games with visual novel-style storytelling, presented in a beak-droppingly unique art style.
Why similar: Point & Click 36.1%, Visual Novel 31.1%, Adventure 17.9%, Story Rich 14.8%
- #38 A Light in the Dark
73% matchVery Positive93% of 1,725 reviews2018
Dev: CreSpiritPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
──We cannot choose in this unfair world.The rich boy stuck in his never changing daily life...The fierce girl struggling for survival...Two people in totally opposite positions in life.In the face of confusion and the choices before them, what will they find...?
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.4%, Great Soundtrack 17.1%, Indie 16.6%, Point & Click 12.4%, Anime 9.9%
- #39 Endless Fables: The Minotaur's Curse
74% matchVery Positive90% of 337 reviews2016
Dev: Sunward GamesPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Face off against the Minotaur!
Why similar: Point & Click 39.1%, Adventure 30.3%, Great Soundtrack 16.7%, Story Rich 7.5%, Indie 6.3%
- #40 it's always monday
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 291 reviews2016
Dev: Alon Zubina
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 32%
it's always monday - is a first person exploration game
Why similar: Adventure 95.3%, Indie 1.6%, Great Soundtrack 1.4%, Visual Novel 1.1%, Story Rich 0.6%
- #41 AI: The Somnium Files
72% matchVery Positive92% of 9,207 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.8%, Story Rich 14.1%, Anime 13.9%, Adventure 13.6%, Great Soundtrack 12.7%
- #42 See No Evil
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 457 reviews2014
Dev: Gabriel PriskePub: Noetic
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
See No Evil is a dark, isometric puzzle game about sound manipulation. A harsh fantasy where the willingly blind are hostile to the nonconformist. Sometimes, the world seems darker with your eyes open.
Why similar: Indie 33.2%, Adventure 30.3%, Great Soundtrack 19.7%, Anime 16.9%
- #43 Return of the Obra Dinn
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 33,856 reviews2018
Dev: Lucas PopePub: 3909
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 41.2%, Story Rich 27%, Indie 18.3%, Adventure 13.5%
- #44 Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 136 reviews2025
Dev: DankHeartsPub: WhisperGames
Windows
Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo is a multi-ending mystery adventure game. A group of boys and girls who have lost their memories gather in a “Tokyo” that is both familiar and unfamiliar. They must trace their lost memories to escape the bizarre labyrinths. Are they prepared to confront their “true selves”?
Why similar: Visual Novel 27%, Point & Click 23.2%, Adventure 19%, Anime 11.9%, Story Rich 11.5%
- #45 RGB GlitchGazer
68% matchVery Positive98% of 94 reviews2026
Dev: 群星闪耀时Pub: 群星闪耀时
Windows
A mad and romantic ADV. Unravel a strange world of science and philosophy with a mecha girl, zombie girl, or beastfolk. Some paths may disturb you... or thrill you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.4%, Adventure 25.5%, Anime 18.7%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Story Rich 3.7%
- #46 Analogue: A Hate Story
71% matchVery Positive93% of 2,291 reviews2012
Dev: Love Conquers All Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
A dark visual mystery novel featuring transhumanism, traditional marriage, loneliness, and cosplay. Two pursuable characters. Five endings. Welcome to the future.
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.5%, Anime 11.9%, Indie 10.2%, Great Soundtrack 7.6%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #47 Primordia
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,401 reviews2012
Dev: Wormwood StudiosPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Life has ceased. Man is but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Lead Horatio Nullbuilt and his sarcastic sidekick Crispin on a journey through the crumbling world of Primordia, facing malfunctioning robots, ancient secrets, and an implacable, power-hungry foe.
Why similar: Point & Click 40.2%, Cyberpunk 22.3%, Adventure 15.9%, Indie 7.5%, Sci-fi 7.3%
- #48 Paradigm
70% matchVery Positive94% of 1,638 reviews2017
Dev: Jacob Janerka
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Paradigm is a surreal adventure game set in the strange and post apocalyptic Eastern European country of Krusz. Play as the handsome mutant, Paradigm, whose past comes back to haunt him in the form of a genetically engineered sloth that vomits candy.
Why similar: Point & Click 42.6%, Adventure 23.6%, Great Soundtrack 14%, Indie 13.7%, Story Rich 4%
- #49 State of Mind
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,277 reviews2018
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
State of Mind is a futuristic thriller game delving into transhumanism. The game explores themes of separation, disjuncture and reunification, in a world that is torn between a dystopian material reality and a utopian virtual future.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 46.6%, Adventure 16.1%, Story Rich 13.2%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Indie 7.4%
- #50 The Maker's Eden
72% matchMixed69% of 119 reviews2014
Dev: Screwy Lightbulb
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
The Maker's Eden is a first-person hypertext adventure game presented in the style of a motion comic. You play a character trying to discover what their predefined purpose is, in a science fiction/noir inspired world filled with androids, flying cars and an early 20th century vibe.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 53.5%, Adventure 46.5%
- #51 The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass
69% matchVery Positive87% of 288 reviews2021
Dev: Trinitite Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
An intricate mystery visual novel. Search text, piece together clues, and jump around the story to unravel the tangled events within the sealed tower.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.3%, Story Rich 17.1%, Adventure 15.9%, Anime 15%, Sci-fi 9.8%
- #52 Whispers of a Machine
68% matchVery Positive93% of 1,977 reviews2019
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Whispers of a Machine is a Sci-Fi Nordic Noir that tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented detective in a post-AI world, who investigates a string of murders and unravels a dark conflict over forbidden technology.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 34.9%, Point & Click 32.7%, Adventure 20.6%, Sci-fi 6.1%, Story Rich 5.7%
- #53 Mandemon
67% matchVery Positive87% of 372 reviews2023
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Decaying Japanese school buildings, a series of bizarre incidents, eerie Mandemon legends. Lies and truths intertwine, love and hate entwined in the mist. What should one do? Whom should one believe? Welcome to this cruel world filled with deception and harm —
Why similar: Visual Novel 50.2%, Adventure 31.3%, Anime 18.4%
- #54 ANONYMOUS;CODE
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 525 reviews2023
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Hack Into God
Why similar: Visual Novel 39%, Adventure 33.4%, Anime 15.4%, Story Rich 12.2%
- #55 Black Mirror II
69% matchVery Positive90% of 706 reviews2014
Dev: Cranberry ProductionPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Enter a dark, captivating world as the massive evil of Black Mirror Castle is reincarnated with over 100 atmospheric locations to explore and 40 different characters to interact with. Will Darren's search lead him to redemption or the hell of insanity?
Why similar: Point & Click 56.4%, Adventure 38.3%, Story Rich 5.3%
- #56 Clockwork Tales: Of Glass and Ink
68% matchVery Positive92% of 1,150 reviews2014
Dev: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Unburied secrets burn like wild steam – nothing is what it appears!
Why similar: Point & Click 51.2%, Adventure 28.8%, Great Soundtrack 12.3%, Story Rich 4%, Indie 3.8%
- #57 Mind Diver
63% matchVery Positive96% of 327 reviews2025
Dev: Indoor SunglassesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted case. Deduce the truth. Restore lost memories. Listen to private conversations. Draw your own conclusions. Mind Diver is a murder mystery, where the victim is love.
Why similar: Adventure 31.3%, Story Rich 29.8%, Indie 22.7%, Sci-fi 16.2%
- #58 Genesis Noir
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,222 reviews2021
Dev: Feral Cat DenPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
A noir adventure spanning time and space. When a love triangle between cosmic beings becomes a bitter confrontation, you'll witness a gunshot fired by a jealous god—otherwise known as The Big Bang. Jump into the expanding universe and search for a way to destroy creation and save your love.
Why similar: Point & Click 41.5%, Great Soundtrack 17.8%, Story Rich 15.6%, Adventure 15.2%, Indie 6.5%
- #59 DIGITAL EXORCIST case_(0);
65% matchVery Positive94% of 162 reviews2023
Dev: COOL BEANS PRODUCTIONSPub: HYPER REAL
Windows
Step into a dark world where cyberdemons haunt humankind. When mutilated bodies start appearing all over this sleepy town in the Mississippi inaka, Sawyer, ex-AGENCY operative; now unemployed shut-in, must exorcise the demon perpetrator in this story-rich, PC-98 style adventure game.
Why similar: Point & Click 30.6%, Visual Novel 28.3%, Adventure 17.5%, Story Rich 13.2%, Anime 10.4%